Lights, Camera, Action!

Iv been going through a phase of insomnia after a stint working a night shift at a postal warehouse. This has caused me to sleep through the day and full on beans at night.

To distract from becoming my own psychoanalyst awake with nothing but my own thoughts I have turned my great love, Film.

I stared with An Education.

Carey Mulligan is brilliant as she plays a 16 going on 17 year on British school girl, Jenny, who has wisdom and knowledge of someone many years her senior. The articulate delivery of her lines make her an interesting character. The film itself is hard to watch in places as she become encapsulated in a relationship with an older man who shares her interest in art, classical music and Paris. Its easy to understand her attraction when you see her alternative of the nervous, stuttering boys her own age, but when the relationship becomes physical you have to question whether you are watching something beautiful or the manipulation of a child. A painful twist makes Jenny put her life back into perspective and return to the level-headed young woman she once was.

I have a secret love affair with Films set in the 1960's and 1970's and this hits all the right spots with the old school uniforms, Cuban heels, Cigarettes and Chanel perfume.

After seeing a Youtube trailor of Into The Wild with Emile Hirsch I couldn't resist.

Expect from Speed Racer I have seen every film Emile has done. He tends to be found in indie films rather than blockbusters but they are still cult favorites and theres no denying he is a serious actor rather than the polished pre-teens you often find playing heart-throbs.

I'll warn you now its a long one (I even had to take a break half way through) but don't let this put you off as it leaves you with that philosophical, 'whats the meaning of life' feeling at the end. The scenic shots of vast parts of truly wild america combined with the narration of a smart young college graduate makes an interesting watch. The character of Chris under his pseudonym of 'Alexander Supertramp' is played by lead, Emile Hirsch. The film is based on the true account of Chris McCandless. This is the last self portrait that on his camera that he never developed.

You flash back and forth to various stages of Chris's story, meeting all the people who both help and hindered his journey. A heart warming account of a young man making his mark on the lives of the people he meet. A MUST see (especially is your having a life direction crisis moment).